Roborock S5 S6 Charging Error 13 Repair - Capacitor not Mainboard or Fuse 

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Actually it was also my virgin attempt at soldering!

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Thanks! It’s my first time soldering on PCB. I did add some extra solder at first but did not get me anywhere. I am a novice here. I did buy a reliable Rubycon capacitor but the seller supplied me dubious Chongx capacitor. I did not realise until I was reviewing this video! Please subscribe.

@@KSToh My friend... If that's your first time, you did well. The reason why I stated "good quality cap" is because I did what you did exactly including the rubycon to generic "bait & switch". After changing mine it worked... For 20 minutes then the dock exploded. Opened it back up to find the cap legs had arced across & left a black carbon Arc on the board. That event took out 2 diodes, the main fuse & had completely vapourised 2 tracks on the circuit board. I suspected the cap & removed it to find it was reading around 61uf instead of the 68uf rating. Should have checked it first. That alone shouldn't cause the dock to go bang as the original was reading 57uf. Something about that cap caused a high voltage Arc between its pins on the board. Now, as stated before.... You did well. If you get some soldering flux and put a little of it with the extra solder it really makes a difference. Your iron tip should be clean and silver shiny. If you have layers of black carbon then your iron isn't actually touching the solder & that's commonly the reason why you need to push the iron hard into the work. That cracks off some of carbon & a small surface of your iron now touches the work. Simply wait until the iron is hot enough to use & dip the tip in the same flux & then you can easily solder. Ps I got my $5 back on the dodgy cap....... Unfortunately the damage it did was worth more =(

@@KSToh Update: Got the diodes, fuse & low esr cap today. Repaired the tracks on the board, installed the diodes, cap & fuse. All working again =)

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@@KSToh Buy a new tip for your soldering iron, yours it all oxidized so you had a lot of trouble getting heat transfer. A good tip should be shiny. If you see the tip starting to turn brown, your iron is too hot and you should turn down the heat.

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Did the same but found that it is still not charging properly when above 80%. Did you notice the same?

I did not have this problem.@@vasiliisukhachev7602

It also feels like it more often charges without an issue after some time. Do you know what else can be checked?

Great! I was also a virgin solderer doing it for first time!

Protip when soldering. Heat up both places. The board and the pin.. and apply solder to the pin.. not the solder iron. 😊

@@SimonSays__ oh. Did not know that. Is it safe to heat up the pin?

@@KSToh It is, if you heat up both the pin and the pad it takes about max 10 seconds. Then apply soldet to a little blob. It fills the hole nice. Othervise there is just a solderblob stuck to the pin... not really attatched to the board.

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Thank you for the warning! I thought I was careful but your warning is still good!

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Following up to say that it has fixed the issue. The vacuum has not had error 13 since doing this. Others might still have issues associated with that mainboard fuse, which I also replaced a while ago. Thank you so much for sharing this, it has fixed a massive annoyance with 15 minutes work.

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mine has not been charging for about a week so after seeing this comment i moved the dock over the slightest bit and it is now charging. THANK YOUUUU!

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A higher voltage cap is fine.

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@@KSToh I did. However now is back to the same error after a few runs 😕 bad quality spare part or some underlying issue? What do you think?

@@KimElman hi. It’s unfortunate. Maybe you try using a different brand capacitor? If it happens again, then problem may be elsewhere.

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If your S50 has the same error 13 when placed on the S6 dock, then the problem is with your S50 and not the S50 dock. To verify, place the S6 on your S50. If still error 13, then maybe both docks need replacement capacitor 🤷🏻‍♂️

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I have the plastic mat. It came with my S5/6. I use it on my wooden floors. Don’t think it makes a difference for Error 13.

Plastic mat has nothing to do with charging error 13. In this case Xiaomi used cheap Chinese capacitor which does not serve well for long period of time. This is very common problem with cheap capacitors.

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To be honest, I have no idea. If the robot does not keep moving off the charger, seems like it is not a charger issue.

This capacitor should not be on high-voltage circuit. Usually they are in low voltage part. In your case the battery itself could require replacement. This is the sequence of troubleshooting - you are moving from cheapest solutions to more expensive. The last step is new vacuum)

Error 13 is random. My capacitor also looks fine. I never bothered to measure. Just replace and the problem solved. Please like video and subscribe!

I guess it is better to measure current leakage

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If the robot keeps coming off the charger, it is very likely the charger. If the battery is no good? The robot will just stop working.

My understanding is yes, you can.

Any voltage higher than original is Okay

If the battery does not charge at all, it should be a dead battery. Change that.

Calculated guess?

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I read it is supposed to be 4.3V without load and 20V with load.

If your parents’ robot works when placed on your charger, then the charger is good and your robot is bad. Otherwise maybe both chargers are bad? If the robot is bad, then maybe it’s the robot motherboard. Beyond my knowledge, sorry!

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@@c.c.rogado8416 you have a link, tutorial how to fix it ?

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@@KSToh I just found a 450V capacitor. What do you think? Is that also good?

@ 450V should be fine. Please update!

Without load, supposed to be 4.3V. But this does not tell you anything. The capacitor can still be defective.

From my experience, 90% of the time, replace the capacitor in the docking station.

@@KSTohAny way to detect it? :)

I tried to measure the voltage but reliable.

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The idea came from someone. I credited him in my video. I did take measurements but not conclusive.

No. But to reach the fan, watch my Error 10 video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MNE1TGzaHeg.html

Seriously I am not sure. But 47uF seems too far from 68uF.

Yes you can. You can also put more, like 100 of whatever you want. Not 10,000 as it can drain too much current when powered on)

Nope. I leave it on 24 x 7 x 365 days.

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Unfortunately I have to admit I do not know about S5 Max.

Fuse - I have no idea. Sorry. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have replaced for several S5 & S6 and they are always 68uF. So it’s strange yours is different. If yours is S5 or S6, I say go ahead to use 68uF. If yours is different model, I would be cautious. Although the internet seems to say it’s fine.

@KSToh It's an S5 MAX. I ended up putting the original 47uF back in while I ordered new ones. Since then it hasn't had the problem so I've got new ones here just in case!

@@Strange1_au seems like removing the capacitor and putting it back again is a new solution!

It's Okay, don't worry.

Yea I believe the capacitor is the culprit. Based on my limited knowledge, it seems difficult to transfer capacitors. Please confirm the specs are the same. I don’t know if you can switch boards. Does the auto-empty board have more functions?

@@KSToh yeah it also empties the bin. I'll just get the $3 part I guess, I'm just manually docking in the meantime which seems to work

Hi. I did not test the capacitor itself. I tested the charging dock and it seems ok. But I changed anyway and the problem resolved. Maybe the capacitor will always work initially but not sustained?

@@KSToh Hi, thanks again for your tutorial and your advice, I ended up changing the capacitor and I'm so happy, it charges correctly, it's great. Thanks a lot. good continuation to you

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Which capacitor did you change?

@@KSToh big one ... i met situation with bolt contacts. i screwed them inside of box and problem gone.

If error 13 persist after replacing capacitor on the charging dock, then problem is due to other reasons. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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motherboard can do a repair on it

@@NRJRCE you have a link, tutorial how to fix it ?

Probably battery. Have you managed to fix it?

It’s specified in my video.

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Sorry. I did not answer because I don’t understand your question.

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Same. I repaired my S6 charger too.

I don’t know. I just changed the capacitor in my PCB and it works.

Resistors don't degrade over time. It is hard to believe a resistor requires replacement, if it is not burnt

I don’t have the S5 Max but can you look for one that is the same specs?

I did, but there is no one with the same specs.🤔

For S5 & S6, there is only one big capacitor. Do you mean the S5 Max is very different? Do you have a picture?

How can I send a picture?

@@KSToh I think I have a similar issue - in there it not one big capacitor but three cyclinders

Look like a problem with the charger.

@@KSToh Charger is ok, if i pull out battery and put it back it starts charging. When robot is going bat to dock, then it cant charge. I checked dock and it gives power, looks battery controller inside robot doest work correctly

Not entirely sure. Should be fine but the size may be bigger and cannot fit?

@@KSToh it solved problem with error 13. 450 is a bit high but finally it fits. So I recommend 400 or 420.

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Oh.

68 uF 400 to 420V

@@daylightsaver oh dear!

I actually don’t. Some I experiment, some I learn from others.

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@@KSToh I've measured the fuse, it's 1Ohm, it should be 0.15ohms max, so definitely the fuse in my case, just thought I'd verify that for others.

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Hej, patent z resetem działa?

@@Hehelii Tak ale to wtedy kiedy opcja z wymianą kondensatorów nic nie da. Bateria jeśli jest w pełni naładowana i robot na niej odkurza to po takim cyklu odkurzania jednym np mały pokój gdy robot wróci z nową baterią lub po naprawie wymianie ogniw to wtedy ładowanie ruszy. Reset to jedna z opcji.

Gwarantujemy, że samo naciśnięcie przycisku resetowania nie pomoże rozwiązać problemu z błędem 13.

Hi. 68uF 400V is correct. As long as the shape is the same. Not too long as it might not fit the space available. Please post back if successful.

Honestly I have no idea. I don’t have your model. Should it not be similar?

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I read up and was told it should be the capacitor.

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